Constitution Acts Amendment Act of 1949 (13 Geo Vi No. 46) (Qld)

CONSTITUTION. 13 GEO. VI. No. 46, 1949. Con8titution Act8 Amendment Act. 25 An Act to Amend the Constitution of Queensland 13:o~ o46:I. by Further Amending H The Constitution cONsi~ ~ ON Act Amendment Act of 1896" in certain A A O l T I~ O ~ - F r 1 : 9 E 4 N 9 T . particulars. [ASSENTED TO 21ST NOVEMBER, 1949.] B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as " The Con8titution Short title. Acts Amendment Act of 1949." (2.) *" The Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1948," and this ~ ~ ~~ ~ ctiv Act may be collectively cited as " The Constittltion Acts, 1867 to 1949." (3.) This Act shall be deemed to have come into Retr~ . operation on and from the first day of July, one thousand ~~~~~~~n nine hundred and forty-nine, and shall have retrospective of Act. operation and effect accordingly. 2. This Act shall be read as one with t" The Construction Constitution Act Amendment Act of 1896" as heretofore of Act. amended by t" The Statute Law Revision Act of 1908," §" The Constitution Act Amendment Act of 1909," 11" The Oonstit1.ttion Act Amendment Act of 1919," ~ " The Constitution Act Amendment Act of 1926," **" The Constitution Act Amendment Act of 1936," tt" The Constitution Act Amendment Act of 1944," and U" The Constitution Act Amendment Act of 1948." 3. t" The Constitution Act Amendment Act of 1896 "Amendments as heretofore amended as aforesaid is further amended ~ ~ ~ · o 3Vic. as follows :- No. 5. (a) Subsection three thereof IS renumbered subsection one of section three; and * 31 V. No. 38 and amending Acts. t 60 V. No. 5. t 8 E. 7 No. 18. § 9 E. 7 No. 18. 1110 G. 5 No. 3. ~ 17 G.. 5 No. 2. ** 1 E. 7 No. 34. tt 8 G. 6 No. 8. t:j:13G.6No.17.

26 CONSTITUTION. Constitution Acts Amendment Act. 13 GEO. VI. No. 46, 1949. (b) The following new subsections two to four, both inclusive, are added to the said section three as so renumbered, namely:- " (2.) If the Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Assembly (hereinafter in this section called " the Chairman of Committees ") owing to the illness or absence of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (hereinafter in this section called "the Speaker") performs the duties and exercises the authority of the Speaker, or presides at meetings of the Legislative Assembly as Acting Speaker for any continuous period of thirty days or more, he shall be paid in respect of any and every such period during which he so performs such duties and exercises such authority or presides at meetings of the Legislative Assembly as aforesaid salary at the rate for the time being applicable to the office of the Speaker, in lieu of the salary payable to him as the Chairman of Committees. (3.) If any temporary Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Assembly, nominated by the Speaker or, in the absence of the Speaker, by the Chairman of Committees, so to do, acts in the office of the Chairman of Committees owing to the illness or absence of such Chairman of Committees, or owing to such Chairman of Committees acting as Speaker in any manner as aforesaid, and does so for any continuous period of thirty days or more, he shall be paid in respect of any and every such period during which he so acts salary at the rate for the time being applicable to the office of the Chairman of Committees, in lieu of the allowance payable to him as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. (4.) The Chairman of Committees is hereby authorised to perform all the duties and exercise all the authorities of the Speaker during any time there is a vacancy in the office of the Speaker, as Acting Speaker, and to perform all or any of such duties, and to exercise all or any of such authorities as Acting Speaker during any time while the Speaker is unable to perform all or any of such duties or exercise all or any of such authorities by reason of illness, absence, or other cause." CONSULAR OFFICERS' (AUSTRALIAN) NOTARIAL POWERS AND EVIDENCE. See EVIDENCE.